Two brick kiln workers die of suffocation in Odisha’s Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal: Two labourers died due to suspected asphyxiation at a brick kiln in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, police said Friday.

The incident took place at Manapur village in Kantabania area Thursday night.

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The deceased belong to Pallahara area of Angul district, they said.

The labourers had left a diesel generator running inside the room where they were sleeping, Dhenkanal SP Gyana Ranjan Mohapatra said.

“We have recovered two dead bodies this morning, while another person who was critically injured in the incident, has been admitted to hospital,” he said.

The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.

PTI